(CNN) — More than 1,000 tornadoes roar across the United States in an average year, causing billions of dollars in damage and killing scores of Americans. The storms occur across the country ...

Tornadoes are among the most powerful and destructive weather phenomena on Earth. These rapidly rotating columns of air are generated by severe thunderstorms and can produce extremely high winds ...

Tornadoes are among the most destructive forces on Earth, capable of reshaping entire landscapes in minutes. While some are narrow and short lived, others expand into massive rotating systems ...

Two significant Texas tornadoes, one in Waco and one in Lubbock, both occurred on May 11. The 1953 Waco tornado is the deadliest in Texas history, killing 114 people. The 1970 Lubbock tornado led to ...

JOPLIN, Missouri – It's been 15 years since the deadliest tornado in modern history ripped through Joplin, devastating the city of 50,000 in southwest Missouri. On May 22, 2011, an extremely dangerous ...

MILLBURY, Ohio — Sixteen years ago, northwest Ohio experienced one of the most devastating tornadoes in recent history. On the night of June 5, 2010, a violent EF-4 tornado tore through parts of Wood ...

May 11 stands out in Texas weather history for two very different reasons: it's tied to the state's deadliest tornado in Waco and one of its most destructive in Lubbock — storms that also helped shape ...